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ADDRESS  OF  THE  BISHOP. 


Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity: 

We  are  met  for  the  Ninety-seventh  Annual  Convention  of 
the  Diocese  of  North  Carolina  in  a  parish  which  may  claim  to 
be  in  a  manner  the  oldest  in  our  present  Diocese.  Edgecombe 
is  the  oldest  County  of  this  Diocese,  and  a  parish,  organized 
in  the  town, of  Tarboro'  as  Trinity  Church,  was  admitted 
into  union  with  the  Convention  of  the  Diocese  in  1819,  im- 
mediately before  similar  action  on  behalf  of  St.  John's 
Church,  Williamsboro'.  In  1833  the  congregation,  made  up 
almost  entirely  of  the  same  families  who  had  formed  the 
parish  in  1819,  was  reorganized  under  the  Rev.  William 
Norwood,  as  Calvary  Church,  and  under  this  new  designa- 
tion was  readmitted  into  union  with  the  Convention  in  1833. 
It  seems  rather  unfortunate  that  the  parish  had  not  jbeen 
called  St.  Mary's,  after  the  Colonial  parish  embraced  within 
the  bounds  of  the  County  of  Edgecombe  immediately  an- 
terior to  the  Revolution;  especially  as  some  of  those  con- 
cerned in  the  formation  of  Trinity  Parish  in  1819,  and  in  its 
reorganization  as  Calvary  Parish  in  1833,  were  connected 
personally,  as  well  as  by  ancestral  associations,  with  old  St. 
Mary's  Parish. 

But  the  present  is  of  more  immediate  concern  to  us  than 
the  past ;  and  we  are  happy  in  the  many  evidences  of  life 
and  of  useful  activity,  which  this  old  parish  shows.  It  is 
not  inferior  to  our  newest  congregations  in  our  most  push- 
ing modern  communities  in  all  that  relates  to  the  vigorous 
prosecution  of  the  work  of  our  Divine  Master  in  renewing 
and  developing  the  lives  of  the  people. 

One  other  matter  of  retrospect  must  not  be  omitted  before 
we  pass  on  to  the  consideration  of  our  present  work.  We 
miss  some  faces  which  for  years  we  have  rejoiced  to  see  at 
these  annual  meetings,  and  there  are  gaps  in  our  ranks  which, 
to  the  human  hearts  of  the  older  of  us,  shall  never  seem  to 
be  quite  filled  up.  The  past  year  has  been  marked  as  has 
no  other  year  of  my  Episcopate  by  the  passing  onward  and 
upward,  beyond  our  earthly  view,  of  men  and  women  long 


and  eminently  associated  with  the  life  of  the  Diocese.  In 
this  Parish  one  whose  connection  with  it  covered  the  whole 
period  of  its  existence  since  the  reorganization  of  1833  rests 
from  her  labors,  and  her  works  do  follow  her.  Others  hardly 
less  to  he  honored,  by  me  at  least,  have,  during  the  year, 
passed  on  to  their  rest.  I  can  not  name  them  all,  nor  do  you 
need  that  I  should;  but  there  is  one,  whose  eminent  public 
service  to  the  Church,  and  to  the  community  in  which  she 
lived,  irrespective  of  my  personal  relationship  or  regard, 
seems  to  require  that  I  should  mention,  however  briefly,  in 
this  my  annual  address  to  you.  Mrs.  Jane  Wilkes, 
of  Charlotte,  was  a  woman  of  extraordinary  efficiency  and 
usefulness.  It  was  by  her  efforts  that  our  Diocesan  Branch 
of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  was  formed,  of  which  she  was  for 
years  the  actual  leader,  and  then  the  honorary  head.  She  was 
the  real  founder,  and  sustainer  up  to  the  time  of  her  death, 
of  the  Good  Samaritan  Hospital  for  Negroes  in  Charlotte; 
and  although  she  did  not  stand  in  quite  the  same  relation  to 
St.  Peter's  Hospital,  Charlotte,  yet  I  believe  her  most  emi- 
nent associates  in  that  noble  work  gladly  yield  to  her  the 
credit  of  having  done  more  than  all  others  in  developing  that 
institution  and  in  bringing  it  to  its  present  condition  of  emi- 
nent success  and  usefulness.  And  those  visible  and  public 
activities  were  supplemented  by  an  equal  activity  and  devo- 
tion in  all  departments  of  more  private  and  personal  duty 
and  beneficence. 

In  the  same  way  I  feel  bound  to  mention  for  eminent  de- 
votion and  service  to  the  Church,  not  forgetting  others  dear 
to  us  all  and  honored  by  all,  the  late  Richard  H.  Battle,  of 
Raleigh.  He  and  I  began  our  connection  with  this  Conven- 
tion at  the  same  session,  that  of  1874;  but  he  as  a  man  who 
had  already  won  a  place  of  honorable  distinction ;  and  he  be- 
came almost  at  once  one  of  the  leading  laymen  of  the  Dio- 
cese. A  man  of  singular  purity,  sincerity  and  courage,  of 
sound  judgment  and  cultivated  intellect,  of  high  position  at 
the  Bar  and  in  the  estimation  of  his  fellow-men,  he  crowned 
the  whole  with  a  consistency  of  Christian  character,  an 
assiduity  in  pious  and  charitable  works,  and  a  simplicity  of 
personal  faith  and  devotion,  which  made  him,  I  think  I  may 
say,  the  model  man  of  this  Convention  and  of  this  Diocese. 
The  records  of  this  body  and  of  the  General  Convention  pre- 


serve  the  history  of  his  public  activity  in  the  Church.  I  feel 
it  my  duty  to  say  here  that  his  prominence  in  the  outward  life 
and  in  the  legislative  assemblies  of  the  Church  was  only  an 
inadequate,  expression  of  real  Christian  character,  which  had 
its  higher  development  in  the  inner  life  and  daily  walk  of 
one  who  visited  the  fatherless  and  widows  in  their  affliction, 
and  kept  himself  unspotted  from  the  world. 

During  this  same  year  we  have  lost  four  of  our  brethren 
from  the  ranks  of  our  Diocesan  Clergy:  The  Rev.  Richard 
W.  Anderson  died  June  9th,  1912 ;  the  Rev.  Samuel  Paxton 
Watters,  November  23d;  the  Rev.  Matthias  Murray  Mar- 
shall, D.D.,  October  22d,  and  the  Rev.  Edward  Leslie  Ogilby 
March  30th,  1913. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Anderson  had  but  recently  come  to  us  from 
the  Diocese  of  West  Texas,  having  been  rector  of  Trinity 
Church,  Scotland  Neck,  since  October,  1911,  and  was  known 
to  but  few  of  us.  His  short  term  of  service  gave  little  oppor- 
tunity for  showing  what  he  might  have  accomplished,  but 
was  long  enough  to  impress  all  who  came  to  know  him,  with 
the  purity  and  devotion  of  his  Christian  character,  and  the 
generous  warmth  of  his  love  for  his  brethren.  His  death  was 
felt  to  be  a  sad  loss  to  his  people,  who  had  already  learned  to 
love  and  to  trust  him. 

Of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Ogilby  it  may  also  be  said  that  our  peo- 
ple generally  were  but  little'  acquainted  with  him,  though  he 
had  been  longer  in  the  Diocese.  The  later  years  of  his  life 
were  marked  by  a  gradual  failure  of  his  powers,  which, 
though  hardly  realized  at  the  time,  we  can  now  see  to  have 
been  the  cause  of  his  lessening  influence  and  labors.  But 
those  who  knew  him  earlier,  and  those  to  whom  he  ministered 
when  he  first  came  to  us  in  1904,  remember  him  as  an  excel- 
lent preacher,  a  diligent  pastor,  and  an  effective  administra- 
tor of  an  important  parish  in  Philadelphia.  His  ministra- 
tions in  Charlotte  are  most  affectionately  and  gratefully  re- 
membered by  many  members  of  St.  Peter's  Parish. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Watters  was  a  native  of  North  Carolina, 
but,  after  an  absence  of  some  years,  came  to  us  in  1897  from 
the  Diocese  of  Florida.  The  whole  of  his  ministry,  from 
that  time  until  his  retirement  from  active  work  in  October, 
1911,  was  spent  in  St.  Matthew's  Church,  Hillsboro'.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  had  been  residing  for  some  months 


in 


in  Charlottesville,  Virginia.  Mr.  Watters  entered  the  min- 
istry in  middle  life.  He  was  an  attractive  example  of  much 
that  was  best  in  the  social  culture  of  the  older  days  in  North 
Carolina.  Devotedly  attached  to  the  Church  and  to  his  peo- 
ple, his  daily  life  and  conversation  impressed  them  more  than 
they  realized  at  the  time.  The  bond  between  them  remained 
unbroken  even  after  he  began  to  feel  himself  unable  fully  to 
perform  his  duties ;  but  realizing  that  he  should  suppress 
his  personal  feelings  in  the  interests  of  Christ's  Kingdom, 
he  laid  the  matter  before  his  Bishop,  and  asked  only  to  be 
told  what  he  ought  to  do.  I  can  not  refrain  from  mention- 
ing this  instance  of  a  difficult  problem  met  and  solved  to  the 
credit  of  both  Priest  and  people.  The  parting  was  painful 
on  both  sides,  and  drew  both  only  nearer  together  in  respect 
and  mutual  affection,  and  was  visibly  blessed  in  the  spiritual 
life  of  the  parish.  The  last  month  was  one  of  the  most 
fruitful  and  happy,  in  its  many  manifestations  of  religious 
interest  and  of  personal  affection,  of  any  which  he  had  passed 
in  his  ministry.  And  having  finished  his  work  his  Master 
soon  called  him  to  rest. 

In  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Marshall  we  lose  from  our 
Clergy  List  the  name  of  one  of  the  most  notable  of  those  who 
have  served  the  Diocese  in  my  generation.  I  was  inti- 
mately and  affectionately  associated  with  him  for  years  be- 
fore I  became  Bishop,  and  after  my  removal  to  Raleigh  our 
relations  became  only  more  confidential  and  kindly.  The 
one  or  two  matters  of  difference  which  did  arise  between  us 
afforded  opportunity  for  me  to  realize  more  fully  his  tender- 
ness of  heart,  and  generous  responsiveness  to  every  appeal  to 
truth  and  friendship.  He  was  a  man  gifted  with  rare 
charm  of  manner,  sensibility,  and  social  attractiveness.  He 
had  a  handsome  presence  and  a  fine  talent  for  public  speak- 
ing and  reading.  But  his  most  prominent  quality  as  a 
clergyman  was  shown  in  his  devotion  as  a  pastor  to  his  flock. 
It  has  often  seemed  to  me  that  his  absorption  in  the  life  of 
his  own  parish  had  prevented  his  attaining  a  wider  reputa- 
tion abroad,  and  perhaps  higher  positions  in  the  Church. 
All  that  his  Diocese  could  do  for  him  as  its  honored  Pres- 
byter, it  did.  I  believe  he  held  every  position  of  promi- 
nence in  the  Diocese.  President  of  the  Convention,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Standing  Committee  and  Deputy  to  the  General 


Convention,  he  was  for  years.  But  still  his  heart  was  in  his 
pastoral  office,  and  his  most  satisfying  position  was  that  of 
Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Raleigh.  The  last  years  of  weak- 
ness and  inability  are  now  past,  and  we  thank  God  for  his 
blessed  release,  and  for  the  peace  and  rest  which  he  now 
enjoys. 

My  services  during  the  year  have  been  as  follows : 
May     8.  The  Ninety-sixth  Annual  Convention  of  the  Diocese  met 
in    St.    Philip's    Church,    Durham,   at   10    a.   m.      At   the 
opening  service,  11  a.  m.,  I  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion.    I  presided  at  the  business  sessions  throughout 
the  day,  and  officiated  at  the  evening  service. 
9.  7:30  a.  m.     Administered  the  Holy  Communion;    presided 
at  the  business  meetings  during  the  day,  and  officiated 
at  the  evening  service. 
10.  7:30  a.  m.     Administered  the  Holy  Communion.     Presided 
at  the  business  sessions,  and  conducted  the  closing  serv- 
ice 1  p.  m. 
8:30  p.  m.    Made  visitation  to  St.  Titus  Chapel,  our  colored 
Mission  in  Durham,  and  confirmed  three  persons. 
12.  Raleigh:     Officiated  in  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School. 

14.  8:30  p.  m.     Visited  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Duke.     Preached 

and  confirmed  five  persons. 

15.  In  Raleigh:     Attended  a  conference  on  "Child  Labor." 

17.  8  p.  m.     Visited  the  church  at  Middleburg.     Preached  and 
confirmed  three  persons;    made  an  address. 

19.  Sunday  after  the  Ascension:     Visited  All   Saints'  Church, 
Roanoke  Rapids.     Preached  and  confirmed  nine  persons. 
The  evening  of  the  same  day  visited  Grace  Church,  Weldon ; 
preached,  and  confirmed  six  persons. 

21.  In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh:      Officiated 
at  the  funeral  of  Mr.  Richard  H.  Battle. 

26.  Whitsun  Day.  Being  "Commencement  Sunday"  at  St. 
Mary's  School,  I  administered  the  Holy  Communion  at 
7:30  a.  m.  and  also  officiated  at  11  a.  m.  in  the  School 
Chapel.  The  "Commencement  Sermon"  was  preached 
by  the  Rev.  Reese  F.  Alsop,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
5  p.  m.  In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Augustine's  School,  I  officiated 
at  Evening  Prayer  when  the  "Commencement  Sermon" 
was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Richard  Bright  colored  Arch- 
deacon of  the  Diocese  of  Georgia. 

28.  In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School:     Presented  the  diplomas 
to  the  graduating  class,  and  conducted  the  closing  service. 
3  p.  m.    Presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of 
St.  Mary's  School. 


29.  At    the    Commencement   of    St.    Augustine's    School:      Pre- 

sented the  diplomas  to  the  graduates. 
3  p.  m.     Presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Trustees 

of  St.  Augustine's  School. 
8:30  p.  m.     In  Taylor  Hall,  St.  Augustine's  School:     Made 
an  address  at  the  opening  of  the  "St.  Augustine's  Con- 
ference." 
30  and  31.  Gave  three  lectures  in  the  library  of  St.  Augustine's 
School  before  the  Conference  on  the  "Use  of  the  Book 
of  Common  Prayer." 
June    1.  In  Salisbury:     Examined  a  candidate  for  Deacon's  Orders. 
2.  Trinity   Sunday,   11  a.   m.     Salisbury,   St.   Paul's  Church: 
Preached,  ordained  a  Deacon,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
8  p.  m.     Charlotte,  St.  Peter's  Church:     Made  an  address. 
4,  5,  6  and  7.     St.  Mary's  School,  Raleigh:     Attended  the  ses- 
sions   of    "St.    Mary's    Conference,"    and    conducted    the 
closing  service  11  a.  m.,  June  7th,  in  the  Chapel  of  St. 
Mary's  School. 
July  17.  In  Christ  Church,  Raleigh:     Confirmed  one  person. 

18.  Attended   meeting   of   Executive   Committee   of   St.   Mary's 

School. 

19.  Laurinburg":      Visited   St.    David's   Church;    preached,   con- 

firmed two  persons,  made  an  address. 
21.  The  Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity,  11  a.  m.    Union  County: 

Visited    St.    Timothy's    Church;    administered   the   Holy 

Communion;    had   conference  with  the  congregation. 
8:30     p.     m.       Ansonville:       Visited    All     Souls'     Church; 

preached. 
At  this  point  my  visitations  were  interrupted  by  an  attack 

of  sickness  which  disabled  me  for  some  weeks. 
24.  In  Charlotte:     Attended  a  meeting  of  St.  Michael's  School 

Board. 
Aug.  29.  Eleventh  annual  meeting  of  the  Convocation  of  Colored 

Work,    in    St.    Stephen's   Church,    Winston:      10    a.    m. 

Conducted    the    opening    service,    and    administered    the 

Holy  Communion. 
In  the  afternoon  presided  at  the  business  session,  and  read 

my  address  to  the  Convocation. 

30.  Presided  at  the  business  session  of  the  Convocation. 
7:45.    Mayodan,  Church  of  the  Messiah:     Confirmed  sixteen 

persons,  and  made  an  address. 

31.  9  a.  m.     In  Mayodan:      Confirmed  in  private  house  a  sick 

man  and  woman  and  their  daughter. 
10  a.  m.     Church  of  the  Messiah:     Administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 


Sept.  1.  The  Thirteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  11  a.  m.  Visited 
the  Church  of  the  Epiphany,  Leaksville:  Preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8:30  p.  m.  Visited  St.  Luke's  Church,  Spray:  In  a  service 
out  of  doors,  the  building  being  too  small  to  hold  the 
congregation,  I  preached,  and  confirmed  thirty-two  per- 
sons. 
15.  The  Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Raleigh,  in  the 
Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd:     Confirmed  four  persons. 

18.  Conference  with  the  Standing  Committee  upon  a  question 

of  parochial  boundaries. 

19.  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School:     Made  an  address  at  the  open- 

ing of  the  school  year. 
22.  The  Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Hillsboro,   St.   Mat- 
thew's  Church:      Instituted   into  the  Rectorship   of  the 
Parish  the  Rev.  Alfred  Stratton  Lawrence,  and  preached. 
Officiated  at  Evening  Prayer  in  the  same  church. 

26.  Raleigh,   Chapel  of   St.  Augustine's   School:      Officiated  at 

the  opening   service  of  the   school  year,   and  made   an 
address. 

27.  Charlotte,  St.  Peter's  Church:     Officiated  at  a  funeral. 
Oct.     2.  11  a.  m.     In  St.  John's  Church,  Williamsboro :  Preached. 

8  p.  m.     Visited  the  church  at  Middleburg:     Preached. 
3.  Visited  the  Church  of  the  Saviour,  Jackson:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  one  person. 

5.  In  Enfield:     Baptized  in  private  house  three  children. 

6.  The  Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     11  a.  m.     Visited 

the  Church  of  the  Advent,  Enfield:     Preached,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.    Visited  Grace  Church,  Weldon:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  two  persons. 

7.  In  All  Saints  Church,  Roanoke  Rapids:     Preached. 

8.  Warrenton,  Emmanuel  Church:     4  p.  m.     Attended  meet- 

ing   of    Executive    Committee    of    the    Convocation    of 
Raleigh. 
8  p.  m.     Officiated  at  opening  service  of  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing of  the  Convocation  of  Raleigh. 

9.  7:30  a.  m.     In  same  church:     Administered  the  Holy  Com- 

munion. 
9:30  a.  m.     Officiated  at  Morning  Prayer. 
12:30  p.  m.     Delivered  to  the  clergy  and  people  a  charge 

on  "Public  Worship  in  the  Church." 
8  p.  m.     Officiated  at  Evening  Prayer. 
10.  In  same  church:     Presided  morning  and  afternoon  at  the 

business  sessions  of  the  Convocation,  and  at 


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12  m.  Published  and  read  to  clergy  and  people  a  pastoral 
letter,  supplementary  to  the  charge  on  "Public  Worship 
in  the  Church." 

8  p.  m.     Visited  All  Saints'  Church,  our  colored  Mission  in 
Warrenton. 
11.  Officiated  in  Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  at  a  funeral. 
13.  The  Nineteenth   Sunday  after   Trinity.     11  a.  m.     Visited 
St.  Paul's  Church,  Louisburg:     Confirmed  three  persons, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

8  p.  m.  Visited  St.  Matthias'  Church,  our  colored  Mission: 
preached,  and  confirmed   one  person. 

16.  Annual  Meeting  of  Convocation  of  Charlotte.     Winston, 

St.  Paul's  Church:  9:  30  a.  m.  Officiated  at  Morning 
Prayer,  and  read  my  charge  on  "Public  Worship  in  the 
Church." 

12  m.     Said  the  Litany  and  Prayers. 

7:45  p.  m.  Visited  St.  Paul's  Church,  Winston:  Read  Pas- 
toral Letter,  and  confirmed  ten  persons. 

17.  Presided  in  business  meeting,  and  officiated  at  the  closing 

service  of  the  Convocation. 
8    p.   m.     Visited   Kernersville:      Preached,    and   confirmed 
two  persons. 

18.  St.  Luke's  Day.    7  p.  m.    Visited  St.  Stephen's  Church,  our 

colored  Mission  in  Winston:     Confirmed  one  person. 

19.  Greensboro:     10  a.  m.     Had  conference  with  the  rector  and 

representatives  of  the  Vestry  of  the  Church  of  the  Holy 
Trinity. 
2  p.  m.     In  St.  Mary's  Chapel,  Greensboro:     Met  a  number 
of  the  students  of  the  State  Normal  College  for  Women. 

20.  The  Twentieth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Church  of  the  Holy 

Comforter,  Burlington:  Visited  the  Sunday  School,  and 
spoke  to  the  children.  Officiated  morning  and  evening; 
preached  twice,  administered  the  Holy  Communion,  and 
confirmed  seven  persons. 

21.  In  the  same   church:     Made  an  address  to  the  Woman's 

Auxiliary  and  the  ladies  of  the  parish. 

24.  In    Christ  Church,    Raleigh:      Officiated   at  the   funeral   of 

the  late  Rev.  Matthias  M.  Marshall,  D.D. 

25.  St.   Crispin's  Day.     11   a.   m.     Consecrated   St.   Matthew's 

Church,  Rowan  County,  erected  in  memory  of  the  late 
Rev.  Francis  J.  Murdoch,  D.D.,  by  his  wife  and  his  sis- 
ter. Administered  the  Holy  Communion;  confirmed 
eleven  persons. 
27.  The  Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity.  11  a.  m.  Conse- 
crated St.  Mary's  Church,  High  Point.  Preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 


7:30    p.   m.     Visited   St.   Luke's   Church,    Salisbury:      Con- 
firmed fourteen  persons,  and  made  an  address. 

28.  11   a.   m.     Consecrated   St.   Paul's   Church,   Chestnut   Hill, 

Salisbury.     Confirmed   three   persons,   and   administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
4    p.    m.      Dedicated    the    "Murdoch    Memorial    Mission's 
House,"  adjoining  St.  Paul's  Church,  Salisbury. 

29.  8    p.    m.      St.    Peter's    Church,    Charlotte:      Officiated    with 

other  Bishops  and  clergy  at  the  opening  service  of  the 
Missionary  Council  of  the  Fourth  Department. 

30.  7:30    a.    m.      Administered    the    Holy    Communion    in    St. 

Peter's  Church,  and  presided  in  the  business  sessions  of 
the  Convocation. 

31.  7:30  a.  m.     Administered  the  Holy   Communion,   assisted 

by  the  Bishop  of  Atlanta;  presided  during  the  day  in  the 

business  sessions  of  the  Council. 
8  p.  m.    Officiated  at  the  closing  service  of  the  Council,  and 

made  an  address. 
Nov.    1.  All  Saints1  Day.    Church  of  the  Holy  Comforter,  Charlotte: 

Administered    the    Holy    Communion,    assisted    by    the 

Bishop  of  Mississippi,  who  preached. 
12  m.     Attended  meeting  of  St.  Michael's  Industrial  School 

Board. 
4  p.  m.     In  St.  Peter's  Church,  Charlotte:     Confirmed  two 

persons. 

2.  Visited    St.    Mark's    Church,    Mecklenburg    County:      Con- 

firmed eight  persons,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

3.  The  Twenty-second  Sunday  after  Trinity.    11  a.  m.    Visited 

St.  James'  Church,  Iredell  County:  Baptized  two  in- 
fants; confirmed  four  persons;  preached,  and  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion. 

5:20  p.  m.     Statesville,   Chapel  of  the  Holy  Cross:      Con- 
firmed five  persons,  and  made  an  address. 

7:30.     Visited  Trinity  Church,  Statesville:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  one  person. 
9.  Visited  St.  Simeon's  Church,  Satterwhite:      Preached,  and 
confirmed  one  person. 

10.  The  Twenty-third  Sunday  after  Trinity.     11  a.  m.     Visited 

St.  Paul's  Church,  Goshen:     Preached,  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.     Oxford,  St.  Stephen's  Church:     Preached,  and  con- 
firmed ten  persons. 

11.  4:30   p.   m.      Spoke   to   the   Woman's   Auxiliary  and   other 

women  of  the  parish. 


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8  p.  m.    Visited  St.  Cyprian's  Church,  our  colored  Mission 
in  Oxford:     Preached  and  confirmed  two  persons. 

13.  Visited  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shephard,  Ridgeway      Con- 

firmed four  persons,  preached,  and  administered  the 
Holy  Communion. 

14.  In  Raleigh  met  the  Committee  on  Missionary  Apportion- 

ments. 

15.  Opened  and  closed  with  prayer  and  benediction  a  meeting 

of  the  State  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 

17.  The    Twenty-fourth    Sunday    after    Trinity.      Visited    the 

Church  of  the  Holy  Innocents,  Henderson:  Officiated 
morning  and  evening,  preached  twice,  confirmed  thirteen 
persons,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

18.  4  p.  m.     In  same  church  met  and  spoke  to  a  gathering  of 

the  young  women  of  the  parish. 
21.  Cooleemee,  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd:     Preached  and 

confirmed  twenty  persons. 
24.  The  Sunday  next  before  Advent.     11  a.  m.     Church  of  the 

Ascension,     Davie     County:       Confirmed     five     persons, 

preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7  p.  m.     Lexington,  Grace  Church:     Said  Evening  Prayer, 

preached,  and  confirmed  one  person. 
28.  Thanksgiving    Day.      In    Chapel    of    St.    Mary's    School: 

preached. 
30.  St.  Andrew's  Day.    In  same  place:     Administered  the  Holy 

Communion. 
Dec.     1.  The  First  Sunday  in  Advent.     11  a.  m.    Visited  St.  Mark's 

Church,  Halifax:     Preached  and  administered  the  Holy 

Communion. 
7  p.  m.     Trinity  Church,   Scotland  Neck:      Preached,   and 

confirmed  one  person. 

8.  The  Second  Sunday  in  Advent.    11  a.  m.    Visited  St.  Mary's 

Church,   Speed:     Said   Morning  Prayer,  confirmed  eight 
persons,    preached,    and    administered    the    Holy    Com- 
munion. 
7:45  p.  m.     Calvary  Church,  Tarborough:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  seventeen  persons. 

9.  7  p.  m.     In  Grace  Memorial  Chapel,  Lawrence:     Said  Even- 

ing Prayer,  and  preached. 

12.  Visited  Grace  Church,  Weldon:      Preached,  confirmed  five 
persons  in  the  church,  and  one  in  private. 

15.  The  Third  Sunday  in  Advent.     11  a.  m.     Visited  St.  Tim- 
othy's Church,  Wilson:     Preached,  and  administered  the 
Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.     Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Rocky  Mount: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  twelve  persons. 


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1913. 
Jan.  19.  Septuagesima  Sunday.     8  a.  m.     In  St.  Matthow'ii  Church, 
Hillsboro:     Administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
11  a.  m.    In  the  same  church:     Said  the  appointed  services, 
and  preached. 
20.  In  St.  Peter's  Church,  Charlotte:     Officiated  at  a  funeral. 

22.  In   same   church:     Officiated   at  the   opening  service  at  a 

special  meeting  of  the  Convocation  of  Charlotte. 

23.  In   the   same  church:      Officiated   at  Morning  Prayer,   and 

attended  meeting  of  the  Convocation. 
4:30  p.  m.     Attended  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  the  Thompson  Orphanage. 
26.  Sexagesima  Sunday.     In  Grace  Church,  Lexington:      Said 
Morning   Prayer,   preached,   and   administered   the  Holy 
Communion. 

30.  Attended   meeting   of  Executive   Committee   of   St.   Augus- 

tine's School. 

31.  3  p.  m.     Took  part  in  the  service  at  the  dedication  of  the 

Young  Men's  Christian  Association  at  the  State  Agri- 
cultural and  Mechanical  College. 
Feb.  2.  Feast  of  the  Purification  and  Quinquagesima  Sunday. 
11  a.  m.  Visited  St.  Philip's  Church,  Durham:  Preached, 
confirmed  thirteen  persons,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.  St.  Joseph's  Church,  West  Durham:  Preached, 
and  confirmed  ten  persons. 

4.  In  Raleigh:      Appeared  before  the   Senate  Judiciary  Com- 

mittee of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North 
Carolina  and  spoke  in  opposition  to  proposed  divorce 
legislation. 

5.  Ash  Wednesday.     Preached  in  Christ  Church,  Raleigh. 

7.  At  "Ravenscroft,"  the  Episcopal  Residence,  I  presided  at  an 
informal  meeting  of  Clergy,  laymen  and  lay  Avomen 
of  Raleigh,  who  presented  to  the  Rev.  A.  B.  Hunter, 
Principal  of  St.  Augustine's  School,  and  to  Mrs.  Hunter, 
an  address  upon  the  completion  of  twenty-five  years  of 
faithful  service  in  that  Institution,  expressive  of  our 
affection,  respect,  and  high  appreciation  of  their  char- 
acter and  work. 

7.  In  Taylor  Hall,  St.  Augustine's  School,  I  took  part  in  a 
similar  anniversary  celebration  in  honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hunter,  held  by  the  officers,  teachers,  and  pupils  of  St. 
Augustine's  School,  and  made  an  address. 

9.  The  First  Sunday  in  Lent.  11  a.  m.  In  St.  Bartholomew's 
Church,  Pittsboro:  I  said  Morning  Prayer  and  the  Lit- 
any, preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 


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7:30  p.  m.     In  St.  James'  Church,  our  Colored  mission  in 
Pittsboro:     Said  Evening  Prayer  and  preached. 
Mar.    2.  The   Fourth    Sunday    in   Lent.      11    a.    m.      In    Emmanuel 
Church,    Southern    Pines,    I   preached    and    administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 

4  p.  m.     At  Pinehurst,  in  the  Chapel,  I  preached. 

4.  8   p.  m.     Visited   St.   Mark's  Church,  Wilson,  our  Colored 

mission,  preached,   and   confirmed  eight  persons. 

5.  Visited    St.    Luke's    Church,    our    Colored    parish    in    Tar- 

borough,   preached,  and  confirmed  three  persons. 

6.  Visited  our  Colored  mission  at  Rocky  Mount,  preached  in 

a  public  hall,  and  confirmed  two  persons. 

7.  In  St.  John's  Church,  Battleboro:     Preached. 

9.  The  Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent.     Made  visitation  to  Littleton: 

11  a.  m.,  in  St.  Alban's  Church,  confirmed  two  persons, 

preached,   and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

4:30   p.   m.      In   St.   Anna's  Church,   our  Colored   Mission: 

Preached,  and  confirmed  three  persons. 

10.  8   p.   m.     In    St.   James'   Church,   Kittrell:      Preached,   and 

confirmed  two  persons. 
12.  Raleigh,     St.     Ambrose'     Church,     our     Colored     parish: 

Preached,  and  confirmed  five  persons. 
14.  5  p.  m.     In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  I 

made  an  address  on  the  Thompson  Orphanage. 
16.  Palm   Sunday.     7:50  a.   m.     In   the  Chapel  of  St.   Mary's 
School  I  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
11  a.  m.     In  same  place:     Preached,  and  confirmed  twelve 

persons,  members  of  St.  Mary's  School. 
8  p.  m.    In  Wake  County,  at  the  newly  organized  St.  John's 
Mission:     I  preached,  and  confirmed  six  persons. 

18.  8  p.  m.     In  Gallaway  Memorial  Chapel,  Elkin:     Preached. 

19.  Winston,  St.  Paul's  Church:     Made  an  address. 

8    p.    m.      St.    Stephen's    Church,    our    Colored    mission    in 
Winston,  preached,  and  confirmed  two  persons. 

20.  Visited  the  Church  of  the  Messiah,  Mayodan;  preached,  con- 

firmed thirteen  persons. 

21.  Good  Friday.     In  the  same  place:     Preached  morning  and 

afternoon. 

23.  Easter  Day.  Visited  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 
Raleigh:  11  a.  m.,  Administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
4  p.  m.,  Made  an  address  to  the  Sunday  School.  8  p.  m., 
Preached,  and  confirmed  nine  persons. 

25.  Feast  of  the  Annunciation.  Visited  the  Chapel  of  the  Cross, 
Chapel  Hill:  7:30  a.  m.  Administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 7:30  p.  m.  Preached,  and  confirmed  nine 
persons. 


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26.  6  p.  m.    Officiated  at  a  marriage  in  Christ  Church,  Raleigh. 
8:15  p.  m.     Durham,   St.  Titus'   Church,  our  Colored  mis- 
sion:    I  preached,  and  confirmed  five  persons. 

27.  12  m.     Confirmed  two  persons  in  the  Watts  Hospital,  Dur- 

ham. 
8  p.  m.     In  St.  Philip's  Church,  Durham:      Preached,  and 
confirmed  sixteen  persons. 

29.  Examined  a  candidate  for  Deacon's  Orders. 

30.  The  FIrst  Sunday  after  Easter.     In  St.  Stephen's  Church, 

Oxford:     Ordained  a  Deacon,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
Apr.     2.  In    St.    Augustine's    Chapel,    Raleigh:      Confirmed    sixteen 
members  of  St.  Augustine's  School,  and  made  an  address. 

3.  Officiated  at  the  funeral  of  the  late  Rev.  Edward  L.  Ogilby, 

in  the  public  cemetery  at  Raleigh. 

4.  6   p.   m.     Officiated   at   a  marriage   in   a   private   house   in 

Raleigh. 
8  p.  m.     Had  a  conference  with  the  Vestry  of  St.  Ambrose' 
Church  and  Archdeacon  Delany. 

5.  In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh:      Baptized 

an  infant. 

6.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Easter.     11  a.  m.     Visited  Christ 

Church,   Raleigh,   preached,   confirmed   fourteen  persons, 
made    an    address,    and    administered    the    Holy    Com- 
munion. 
4:30  p.  m.     In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh: 
Said  Evening  Prayer  and  baptized  an  infant. 

8.  7:30  p.  m.    Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 

of  St.  Mary's  School. 

9.  8  p.  m.     Made  an  address  to  the  congregation  of  St.  Am- 

brose' Church,  Raleigh. 

10.  Laid   the   corner   stone   of  the   Parish   House   and    Sunday 

School  building  of  Christ  Church,  Raleigh. 

11.  Officiated  at  a  funeral  in  Christ  Church,  Raleigh. 

13.  The    Third    Sunday    after   Easter.     11    a.    m.      Visited    the 

Church    of   the   Messiah,    Rockingham:      Preached,    con- 
firmed   five    persons,    and    administered    the    Holy    Com- 
munion. 
4:30  p.  m.     In  the  Church  at  Hamlet:     Preached,  and  con- 
firmed three  persons. 

14.  In   St.   David's  Church,   Laurinburg:      Preached,    and   con- 

firmed three  persons. 

16.  Wadesboro,   Calvary  Church:      Preached,  confirmed  twelve 

persons,  and  made  an  address. 

17.  In  the  same  church:     Preached,  and  confirmed  five  persons. 

18.  Visited    St.    Paul's    Church,    Monroe:      Preached,    and    con- 

firmed two  persons. 


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20.  The  Fourth   Sunday  after  Easter.     11  a.  m.     St.  Martin's 

Church,    "The    Wilkes    Memorial,"    Charlotte:       Visited 
this  new  congregation,  confirmed  eight  persons,  preached, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.     In  St.  Peter's  Church,  Charlotte:     Preached,  and 
confirmed  thirty-one  persons. 

21.  Visited  our  Colored  mission  of  St.  Michael  and  All  Angels, 

Charlotte:     Preached,  and  confirmed  four  persons. 

22.  Presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers 

of  the  Thompson  Orphanage  and  Training  Institution. 
In  the  chapel  of  the  institution,  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary 
the  Virgin,  I  preached,  confirmed  six  children,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.  Visited  the  Chapel  of  Hope,  Charlotte:  Preached 
and  confirmed  thirteen  persons  in  the  chapel,  and  a  sick 
woman  in  a  house  in  the  neighborhood. 

23.  11  a.  m.    Had  a  conference  with  the  Managers  of  the  Good 

Samaritan  Hospital,  Charlotte. 

11:30  a.  m.     Visited  the  Good  Samaritan  Hospital. 

12  m.  Visited  St.  Michael's  Training  School,  made  an  ad- 
dress to  the  school,  and  conferred  with  the  Principal 
upon  affairs  of  the  school. 

8  p.  m.  Visited  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Comforter,  the 
"Bishop  Atkinson  Memorial":  Preached,  and  confirmed 
seven  persons. 

24.  8  p.  m.     Concord,  All  Saints'  Church:     Preached,  and  con- 

firmed three  persons. 

25.  St.  Mark's  Bay.     9:30  p.  m.     In  the  same  church:     Bap- 

tized an  infant. 
8    p.    m.      Greensboro,    visited    our    Colored    mission,    the 
Church    of    the    Redeemer:       Preached,    and    confirmed 
three  persons. 

27.  The  Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.    Visited  churches  in  Greens- 

boro: 

11  a.  m.  In  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity:  Confirmed 
thirteen  persons,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

4:45  p.  m.  Preached  in  St.  Mary's  Chapel,  near  the  State 
Normal  College  for  "Women. 

8  p.  m.  In  the  newly  reerected  St.  Andrew's  Church,  on 
Sycamore  street,  I  preached  and  confirmed  eleven  per- 
sons. 

28.  In    St.    Mary's   Church,   High   Point:      Preached,    and    con- 

firmed five  persons. 
30.  Raleigh,    Church    of   the   Good    Shepherd:      Confirmed   two 
persons. 


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My  services,  for  the  year  covered  by  this  report,  began 
with  the  Ninety-sixth  Annual  Convention  of  the  Diocese 
held  in  St.  Philip's  Church,  Durham,  May  8th-llth.  The 
evening  before  the  Convention  assembled  I  presided  at  an 
informal  meeting  of  clergymen  and  laymen,  held  in  the 
parish  house  of  St.  Philip's,  at  which  an  address  was  made 
by  the  Rev.  Prank  M.  Crouch,  Secretary  of  the  Commission 
on  Social  Service. 

The  total  number  of  my  services  within  the  Diocese  has 
been  168,  with  42  celebrations  of  the  Holy  Commuion,  92 
sermons,  27  addresses,  and  549  confirmations.  I  also  bap- 
tized 8  infants  and  officiated  at  7  funerals  and  at  2  mar- 
riages. 

There  are  a  number  of  parishes  and  missions  in  the  list 
printed  in  our  journal  which  do  not  appear  in  the  enumera- 
tion of  my  visitations  above  given.  This  has  been  because  I 
was  providentially  hindered  in  some  cases ;  in  some  the  min- 
isters in  charge  have  requested  a  postponement  of  my  visita- 
tion, and  in  others  there  seemed  no  special  need.  Most  of  the 
Churches  have  been  visited,  and  all  where  my  presence  was 
specially  needed  or  desired. 

My  services  outside  the  Diocese  have  been  as  follows: 

June  7th  to  12th,  I  was  absent  from  the  Diocese,  attending  the 
services  and  other  proceedings  in  connection  with  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University  of  the  So\ith  at 
Sewanee,  Tennessee. 

June  23d,  the  Third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  At  Nag's  Head,  in  the 
Diocese  of  East  Carolina,  in  a  private  house,  I  administered  the 
Holy  Communion  at  7:30  a.  m.,  and  said  Morning  Prayer  at  11  a.  m. 

June  30th,  the  Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  the  same  place  I 
administered  the  Holy  Communion  at  7:30  a.  m.,  and  at  11  a.  m. 
said  the  appointed  services  for  the  day,  and  preached. 

July  7th,  the  Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  the  same  place, 
officiated  at  7:30  and  11  a.  m.  as  on  last  Sunday. 

July  14th,  the  Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  the  same  place, 
officiated  at  7:30  and  11  a.  m.  as  on  last  Sunday. 

September  8th,  the  Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  St.  John's 
Church,  Hot  Springs,  Missionary  District  of  Asheville,  I  preached 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

September  13th,  at  a  private  house  in  Asheville,  the  parish  church 
having  been  destroyed  by  fire,  I  baptized  an  infant  in  presence  of  a 
congregation,  using  the  office  of  Public  Baptism. 

February  16,  1913,  the  Second  Sunday  in  Lent.     In  St.  Martin's 


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Church,  Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia,  I  took  part  with  the  rector  at 
the  forenoon  and  afternoon  services;  preached  at  the  former,  and 
made  an  address  at  the  latter. 

February  21st,  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School, 
Middletown,  Connecticut,  I  made  an  address  to  the  students  on  the 
work  in  this  Diocese. 

February  23d,  the  Third  Sunday  in  Lent.  In  St.  John's  Church, 
Rockville,  Connecticut,  I  assisted  the  Rev.  J.  Frank  George,  formerly 
of  this  Diocese,  in  the  service,  and  preached  for  him. 

My  total  services  outside  the  Diocese  have  been  fourteen,  with 
seven  sermons,  six  celebrations  of  the  Holy  Communion,  and  one 
baptism.  The  aggregate  for  the  year  has  been  182  services.  I  have 
baptized  8,  confirmed  549,  preached  99  sermons,  made  27  addresses, 
administered  the  Holy  Communion  on  49  occasions,  officiated  at  two 
marriages  and  at  seven  funerals.  During  the  year  I  have  lost  more 
time  from  my  work  by  reason  of  sickness  than  during  any  previous 
year,  though,  except  during  acute  attacks,  my  general  health  has 
been  good. 

Since  my  last  report  we  have  lost  from  our  Clergy  List  the 
following  names: 

Rev.  Richard  W.  Anderson  died  June  9,  1912. 
Rev.  Matthias  M.  Marshall  died  October  22,  1912. 
Rev.  Samuel  Paxson  Watters  died  November  23,  1912. 
Rev.  Edward  L.  Ogilby  died  March  30,  1913. 

By  Transfer: 

Rev.  George  M.  Tolson  to  Maryland,  December  18,  1912. 

Rev.  John  J.  Lanier  to  Virginia,  December  31,  1912. 

Rev.  Alexander  C.  D.  Noe  to  East  Carolina,  March  1,  1913. 

We  have  added  the  following  : 

Rev.  Walter  L.  Loflin,  ordained  Deacon  June  2,  1912. 

Rev.  Lewis  N.  Taylor,  ordained  Deacon,  March  30,  1913. 

Rev.  Edgar  Hunt  Good,  Priest,  from  New  York,  June  4,  1912. 

Rev.  Albert  New,  Priest,  from  Diocese  of  St.  Alban's,  England, 
June  17,  1912. 

Rev.  Martin  Nicholas  Ray,  Priest,  from  Diocese  of  Rochester,  Eng- 
land, July  1,  1912. 

Rev.  Alfred  S.  Lawrence,  Priest,  from  Asheville,  July  17,  1912. 

Rev.  James  D.  Miller,  Priest,  From  Georgia,  September  11,  1912. 

Having  lost  seven  and  gained  the  same  number  our  total 
stands  as  before:  one  Bishop,  fifty  Priests,  and  seven  Dea- 
cors,  fifty-eight  in  all. 


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The  Candidates  for  Holy  Orders  and  the  Postulants  are : 
Ten  Candidates,  namely: 

Israel  Harding  Hughes,  Sanford  Lewis  Rotter,  Henry  Clark  Smith, 
Joseph  A.  Edgar  LeBlanc,  Wm.  Hoke  Ramsaur,  Clarence  G.  Prosperi, 
Geo.  M.  Pollard,  Arthur  Myron  Cochran,  Josephus  McDonald,  and 
Joseph  H.  Hudson. 

Six  Postulants,  namely : 

John  Gregory  Mabry,  Reginald  Mallett,  Herbert  B.  Cuningham, 
Arthur  W.  Taylor,  Howard  S.  Hartzell,  and  Basil  M.  Walton. 

The  following  changes  are  noted  in  the  fields  of  labor  of 
the  Clergy: 

The  Rev.  Walter  L.  Loflin  is  under  Archdeacon  Harding 
in  the  Missions  in  Salisbury  and  Rowan  County. 

The  Rev.  Lewis  1ST.  Taylor,  ordained  Deacon,  is  complet- 
ing his  last  year  at  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  and 
expects  to  take  his  degree  in  Divinity  at  the  approaching 
Commencement. 

The  Rev.  Edgar  H.  Goold  is  Vice-Principal  of  St.  Augus- 
tine's School. 

The  Rev.  Albert  jSTew  is  rector  of  Grace  Church,  Weldon, 
and  has  under  his  charge  also  the  Church  of  the  Advent,  En- 
field, and  St.  Clement's  Church,  Ringwood. 

The  Rev.  Martin  !N".  Ray,  transferred  to  me  by  the  Bishop 
of  Rochester,  England,  in  July,  1912,  served  as  Rector  of 
St.  Timothy's  Church,  Wilson,  until  after  Easter,  but  then 
resigned,  and  has  left  the  diocese,  though  he  has  not  yet  taken 
letters  dimissory. 

The  Rev.  Alfred  S.  Lawrence  became  rector  of  St.  Mat- 
thew's Church,  Hillsboro',  in  July,  1912. 

The  Rev.  James  D.  Miller,  having  returned  to  the  Diocese, 
has  become  rector  of  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Greensboro',  his 
old  parish. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  M.  Hanff,  having  served  the  missions  at 
Duke  and  Smithfield  most  faithfully  for  six  years,  became 
rector  of  Calvary  Church,  Wadesboro',  in  September.  1912, 
and  has  charge  also  of  All  Souls',  Ansonville. 

The  Rev.  James  E.  King,  for  eight  years  in  charge  of  St. 
Ambrose  Church,  Raleigh,  resigned  in  September  last  that 


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he  might  take  charge  by  my  appointment  of  the  Church  of 
St.  Michael  and  All  Angels,  Charlotte. 

The  Rev.  Winborn  L.  Mellichampe  has  been  compelled  by 
ill  health  to  resign  his  work  in  Monroe  and  Union  County. 

During  the  year  I  have  consecrated  three  churches,  St. 
Matthew's  Church,  Rowan  County,  on  St.  Crispins  Day,, 
October  25,  1912 ;  St.  Mary's  Church,  High  Point,  Sunday, 
October  27th,  and  St.  Paul's  Church,  Chestnut  Hill,  Salis- 
bury, October  28.  On  the  afternoon  of  the  last  named  day 
I  dedicated  the  "Murdoch  Memorial  Mission  Hall"  on  the 
lot  adjoining  St.  Paul's  Church,  Chestnut  Hill.  This  is  a 
large  and  substantial  brick  dwelling  house,  standing  upon 
ample  grounds,  heretofore  known  as  the  "Harrison  House." 
Originally  secured  by  the  late  Dr.  Murdoch  for  a  school 
which  he  had  projected,  it  subsequently  became  the  property 
of  the  Diocese,  as  the  records  of  our  Convention  sufficiently 
record,  and  by  the  action  of  our  Convention  of  1911  the 
Bishop  was  given  the  use  of  the  house  and  so  much  of  the 
ground  as  he  might  think  necessary  for  purposes  of  a  mis- 
sionary character.  It  seemed  to  me,  and  to  others  of  our 
clergy  and  laity  whom  I  consulted,  most  fitting  that  this  prop- 
erty should,  in  its  missionary  use,  be  dedicated  to  the  memory 
of  the  late  Rev.  Francis  Johnston  Murdoch,  Priest,  Mission- 
ary, and  Doctor  in  the  Church,  one  of  the  ablest,  most  de- 
voted and  most  efficient  Clergymen  ever  bred  up  in  this  Dio- 
cese and  serving  at  her  altars.  I  therefore  proceeded,  on  the 
Feast  of  SS.  Simon  and  Jude,  October  28,  1912,  in  the 
presence  of  divers  of  the  Clergy  and  a  congregation  of  Chris- 
tian people,  to  set  apart  this  building  to  the  service  of  Grod 
as  a  centre  and  home  of  our  missionary  work  in  this  section 
of  the  Diocese,  by  the  name  of  the  "Murdoch  Memorial  Mis- 
sion Hall/'  The  Hon.  John  S.  Henderson,  an  old  and  inti- 
mate friend  of  Dr.  Murdoch,  delivered  an  able  and  most  in- 
teresting address  upon  the  life  and  character  of  Dr.  Murdoch. 
This  Memorial  Hall  is  the  residence  of  the  Archdeacon  of 
Charlotte,  and  is  the  centre  of  the  Missionary  work  of  that 
Convocation. 

I  should  further  mention  that  the  new  St.  Matthew's 
Church,  Rowan  County,  consecrated,  as  has  been  mentioned, 
the  preceding  Friday,  is  a  beautiful  and  substantial  brick 
Church,   replacing   a  small   framed   structure ;    and   it  was 


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erected  wholly  at  the  cost  of  the  widow  and  the  sister  of  Dr. 
Murdoch,  as  a  tribute  to  his  zeal  and  interest  in  the  building 
up  of  the  Church  in  Rowan  County. 

During  the  past  year  it  has  seemed  to  me  that  I  have 
observed  many  evidences  of  faithful  work  and  a  spirit  of 
hope  and  humble  confidence  throughout  the  Diocese.  We  are 
not  without  our  troubles  and  difficulties,  and  some  sad  dis- 
sensions here  and  there,  but  the  general  spirit  of  the  Diocese 
seems  to  me  to  be  loyal  and  zealous  and  hopeful,  and  the 
movement  forward.  We  have  some  important  posts  vacant, 
and  many  of  our  missionary  points  inadequately  supplied, 
but  even  so  we  have  a  larger  clergy  list  than  any  Diocese  south 
and  west  of  Virginia,  with  one  exception,  and  one  of  the  most 
encouraging  aspects  of  our  work  is  the  number  of  able  and 
efficient  young  men  coming  forward  to  seek  for  Holy  Orders, 
that  they  may  give  themselves  to  the  work  of  service. 

I  do  venture  to  believe  that  our  people  generally  have  for 
some  years  past  been  coming  to  have  a  deeper  sense  of  the 
realities  of  Christian  life,  and  to  cooperate  more  zealously 
with  their  pastors  in  the  proper  work  of  the  Church,  in  bring- 
ing its  influence  to  bear  upon  the  hearts  and  lives  of  all  about 
us.  And  in  this  belief  and  hope  I  delivered  last  October  a 
Charge  to  the  Clergy,  and  issued  a  Pastoral  Letter  to  Clergy 
and  people,  upon  the  general  topic  of  "Public  Worship  in 
the  Church,"  hoping  thereby  to  do  something  to  stimulate 
the  work  and  progress  of  the  Church.  Our  spirit  of  devout 
worship,  private  and  public,  is  the  vital  breath  of  the  Chris- 
tian and  of  the  Church.  While,  in  what  I  then  addressed  to 
you,  I  had  somewhat  to  suggest  concerning  outward  details, 
since  worship  is  outward  as  well  as  inward,  yet  I  trust  no  one 
could  fail  to  see  and  to  feel  that^my  real  effort  was  to  help 
our  people  to  a  deeper  inward  apprehension  of  the  blessed- 
ness and  the  power  of  prayer  and  praise,  and  the  service  of 
God  in  spirit  and  in  truth.  I  have  been  much  gratified  at  the 
reception  given  to  my  suggestions,  both  in  our  own  Diocese 
and  elsewhere,  and  I  desire  at  this  time  to  acknowledge  the 
loving  and  loyal  spirit  in  which  you,  my  brethren,  received 
my  offered  counsels.  I  trust  that  you  will  keep  that  charge 
and  letter  by  you,  and  endeavor  to  make  it  helpful  to  you  and 
your  people.  The  more  I  go  over  it  in  my  mind  the  more  I 
am  persuaded  that  our  Public  Worship  is  next  after  the  read- 


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ing  and  living  and  publishing  the  Word  of  God,  our  greatest 
means  of  doing  our  work  for  God.  Indeed  it  is  one  most  im- 
portant method  of  living  and  publishing  the  Word  of  God. 
We  must  all  endeavor  to  enter  more  deeply  into  the  spirit  of 
private  and  of  public  worship,  and  we  must  with  renewed  dil- 
igence instruct  and  lead  our  people  in  the  worship  of  God, 
with  reverence  and  godly  fear,  yet  with  intelligent  apprecia- 
tion of  the  privilege  and  blessedness  of  joining  in  prayers 
and  praises,  and  thus  setting  forth  before  men  the  gospel  of 
love. 

And  when  we  have  attained  to  a  true  spirit  of  worship  we 
shall  more  fully  appreciate  our  duty  to  the  aggressive  work  of 
the  Church.  It  was  when  the  first  Christians  at  Antioch 
ministered  unto  the  Lord,  and  fasted  that  the  Spirit  said 
unto  them,  Separate  me  Barnabas  and  Saul  for  the  work 
whereunto  I  have  called  them.  We  have  before  us  in  this 
Diocese  noble  opportunities  for  serving  the  cause  of  God  by 
ministering  to  His  people.  These  opportunities  lie  around 
us  on  every  side,  but  the  special  phase  of  our  present  social 
and  industrial  development,  which  offers  us  our  broadest  and 
richest  field,  is  in  the  new  industrial  communities  springing 
up  everywhere  in  this  State.  I  have  often  spoken  of  this 
duty,  and  I  am  proud  of  the  record  of  the  Diocese  in  this 
work.  Our  good  brother,  so  long  Archdeacon  of  Charlotte, 
the  Rev.  Edwin  A.  Osborne,  first  among  us  appreciated  the 
critical  importance  of  these  new  communities,  and  our  duty 
in  regard  to  them.  In  them  are  gathered  thousands  of  our 
people,  and  many  of  the  best  elements  of  our  population. 
All  things  considered  we  have  done  good  work  in  ministering 
to  these  brethren  of  our  new  towns  and  aiding  them  in  main- 
taining the  influences  of  religion  in  their  new  life  with  its 
changed  conditions  and  its  untried  difficulties  and  dangers. 
!N"o  Diocese  in  the  South  can  compare  with  ours  in  this  kind 
of  aggressive  work.  But  we  have  done  far  less  than  we  should 
do.  Only  one  or  two  of  these  important  and  growing  com- 
munities have  anything  approaching  an  adequate  provision 
for  doing  the  work.  At  Mayodan  and  at  Duke,  by  the  gen- 
erous cooperation  of  some  of  our  zealous  laymen,  and  the 
self-denying  service  of  the  devoted  missionary,  we  have  some 
reasonable  accommodations  for  the  work  and  at  Cooleemee 
we  are  fairly  well  established.     But  at  Roanoke  Rapids  we 


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have  no  adequate  means  provided  to  enable  our  faithful  mis- 
sionary to  do  his  work — as  I  found  on  my  visit  a  few  days 
ago  to  administer  confirmation  to  a  most  interesting  class  ■; 
and  when  I  went  last  September  to  confirm  a  class  of  over 
thirty  for  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gordon,  at  Spray,  I  found  that  he 
had  been  preaching  out  of  doors  for  three  or  four  months  be- 
cause his  chapel  would  not  hold  more  than  the  Sunday  School. 
I  had  to  hold  my  Confirmation  service  out  of  doors.  It  seems 
to  me  that  we  ought  at  once  to  take  in  hand  this  part  of  our 
work  with  greater  zeal  and  liberality  than  ever  before,  and  at 
least  supply  our  self-denying  and  hard-working  clergy  with 
buildings  to  house  their  congregations,  and  to  enable  them  to 
gather  in  the  young  people  for  effective  Sunday  School  in- 
struction and  training.  We  need  expensive  churches  and 
parish  houses  and  organs,  and  handsome  appointments.  They 
are  all  well  enough  in  their  way,  but  more  than  all  these  we 
need  to  support  the  preachers  of  the  Gospel  who  go  out  to 
spread  the  news  and  to  convert  the  impenitent ;  and  we  should 
supply  our  missions  with  such  things  as  are  absolutely  neces- 
sary for  carrying  on  their  work.  Can  we  not  at  this  Conven- 
tion raise  what  is  so  urgently  needed  for  those  two  important 
missions,  Spray  and  Roanoke  Rapids  ?  Let  us  do  that  this 
year. 

I  need  say  less  about  our  important  institutions,  St.  Mary's 
School  and  the  Thompson  Orphanage,  because  the  reports  of 
their  respective  Boards  will  bring  them  before  you.  There  is 
much  to  be  said  about  both,  much-  that  is  encouraging  and 
interesting,  and  they  both  make  great  demands  upon  us  all, 
and  demands  which  we  should  carefully  consider  and  gener- 
ously meet. 

Another  matter  I  will  mention  connected  with  our  Mission- 
ary work,  and  that  is  the  obligation  of  our  white  people  to  do 
more  than  they  have  recently  been  doing  to  support  our 
Church  work  among  our  colored  people.  This  Convention 
has  repeatedly  called  on  all  our  congregations  to  give  at  least 
an  annual  offering  for  the  work  of  our  Colored  Convocation. 
A  number  of  them  have  responded  to  this  appeal  of  the  Con- 
vention, but  I  believe  most  of  them  have  not.  Let  me  beg 
you  all  to  remember  this  cause  during  the  coming  year.  I 
wish  our  white  clergy  and  people  might  show  more  personal 
interest  than  they  usually  do  in  this  work,  and  make  a  rule  to 


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visit  our  colored  churches  and  schools  from  time  to  time.  If 
they  would  acquaint  themselves  with  our  colored  work  and 
our  colored  workers  they  could  not  fail  to  feel  a  greater  inter- 
est in  both;  and  their  own  inclinations  would  lead  them  to 
help  on  the  good  work.  I  would  especially  direct  the  atten- 
tion of  our  people  to  our  very  important  institutions  for  the 
benefit  of  the  colored  people,  St.  Augustine's  School,  with  its 
fine  and  spacious  St.  Agnes  Hospital,  the  largest  and  best 
equipped  hospital  for  colored  people  in  the  whole  country 
south  of  Washington  City,  as  I  am  informed,  and  St. 
Michael's  Training  School,  and  the  Good  Samaritan  Hospital 
for  negroes,  in  Charlotte.  You,  my  brethren,  do  not  suffic- 
iently know  and  appreciate  these  institutions  and  the  good 
work  which  they  are  doing.  In  each  of  these  hospitals,  the 
only  hospitals  in  North  Carolina  specially  for  colored  peo- 
ple, there  is  an  excellent  Nurses'  Training  School,  and  many 
of  our  white  families  can  bear  grateful  testimony  to  the  effi- 
ciency of  the  young  colored  women  trained  as  nurses  in  these 
hospitals.  We  stand  first  in  our  own  State,  and  in  all  adjoin- 
ing States,  so  far  as  I  know,  in  this  form  of  Christian  work 
for  our  colored  brethren.  I  wish  that  the  people  of  the  Dio- 
cese might  more  generally  know  of  these  good  works,  and 
show  greater  interest  and  cooperation  in  them. 

But  I  must  not  prolong  this  address.  It  is  impossible  to 
say  all  I  should  like  to  say  upon  the  many  topics  of  interest 
in  connection  with  the  increasing  work  which  lies  before  us. 
Much  as  I  feel  our  deficiencies  I  also  experience  a  glow  of 
exhileration  and  hope  when  I  consider  the  many  opportuni- 
ties for  work  in  the  field  of  our  Diocese ;  and  when  I  thus  look 
into  the  faces  of  so  many  faithful  workers,  clerical  and  lay, 
men  and  women,  I  feel  that  God  hath  done  great  things  for  us 
already,  whereof  we  rejoice,  and  He  has  greater  things  in 
store  for  us.  Therefore  be  strong,  ye  priests  and  servants  of 
the  Lord,  and  be  strong  ye  people  of  the  land,  and  work,  for 
the  Lord  is  with  us.  Jos.  Blount  Cheshire. 


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THE  BISHOP'S  ACCOUNT. 
Diocesan  Funds  in  His  Hands. 

This  Account  does  not  include  money  sent  through  him  to  others. 


Collections  at  Visitations 

Collections,  Convention,  Durham  . 

From  Woman's  Auxiliary- 
Mrs.  Blair $       219.84 

Mrs.  Gibble 2.77 

Mrs.  Spruill 10.00 

Mrs.  King 17.40 

MissBunn 24.98 

Special  from  Parishes  for  Mis- 
sionary Council 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Diocesan  Missions — White: 

Convocation  of  Charlotte $       165.31 

Convocation  of  Raleigh 15.31 

Rev.  R.  Percy  Eubanks 75.00 

Rev.  Oliver  J.  Whildin 50 .00 

Rev.  George  M.  Tolson 29 .  15 

Rev.  Simeon  J.  M.  Brown.  ..  .  10.00 

Edward  P.  Green 25.00 

Diocesan  Missions — Colored: 

Convocation  Treasurer $        90.31 

Rev.  James  E.  King 20 .00 

Virgil  N.Bond 20.00 

Lorenzo  King 25 .  00 

Education  Fund: 

Reginal  Mallett.  .  .  .  . $       150.00 

Josephus  McDonald 25.00 

Joseph  H.  Hudson 25.00 

Herbert  Cuningham 10 .  00 

Clarence  G.  Prosperi 10.00 

Relief  Fund: 

Mrs.  Anderson $        25 .00 

George  C.  Pollard 25 .00 

Missionary  Council:  T.  H.  Nick- 
erson,  Treasurer 

Rowan  County  Missions: 

On    account    of    Horse    and 

Buggy $        60.00 

Traveling    Expenses    of    Mr. 

Owens 15 .  00 

Balance 


Dr. 

570.34 
45.93 


274.99 


50.00 


Cr. 


$    369.77 


155.31 


220.00 

50.00 
50.00 


75.00 
21.18 


$     941.26      $     941.26 


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Special  Fund  for  Colored  Churches  etc. 

receipts. 

Miss  Benson,  Brooklyn $      225 .  00 

Miss  Blanchard,  Philadelphia.  .  .  200.00 

Francis  L.  Stetson,  New  York. . .  100.00 

Miss  Gray,  Hartford 50.00 

Mrs.  Barbour,  Hartford 15.00 

Wm.  A.  Erwin 50.00 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Interest  on  Debt  St.  Titus,  Dur- 
ham   122.00 

Lumber  for  School-house,  Louis- 
burg . 47.00 

Insurance  on  St.  Cyprian's,  Ox- 
ford   8.50 

Traveling  expenses 45 .  00 

Balance 417.50 

$640.00  $640.00 

Legacy  op  Mrs.  Annie  L.  Lardner  of  Charlotte. 

For  Missionary  Work $2,000.00 

Advanced  on  purchase  of  Rectory 
for    St.  Michael's    Church, 

Charlotte 500.00 

Balance 1,500.00 


!,000.00      $2,000.00 


Jos.  Blount  Cheshire, 
May  1,  1913. 


00034004871 


FOR  USE  ONLY  IN 
THE  NORTH  CAROLINA  COLLECTION 


Form  No.  A-368,  Rev.  8/95 


